Hospitality at Quaker House / Gastfreundschaft im Quäkerhaus

German below, Dutch version published in “De Vriendenkring” This article is a cooperation between QCEA and Willy&Penn and is published on both the QCEA blog and here. If you have the time, check out the QCEA blog for inspiring posts about European policy, human rights and peace work: https://qceablog.wordpress.com/. When I was reflecting on my … More Hospitality at Quaker House / Gastfreundschaft im Quäkerhaus

A Tube Map of Core Values | Grundwerte nach Fahrplan

Deutsch unten Today we’re sharing with you another piece of art that was made at EMEYF AM last autumn. Lisette from The Netherlands has made a tube map of her core values. Transcription: Integrity, Honesty, Sustainability, Fairness, Love, Kindness, Community, Respect, Diversity, Communication, Learning, Growth. Heute teilen wir mit euch ein weiteres Kunstwerk, das im … More A Tube Map of Core Values | Grundwerte nach Fahrplan

Abstract Art – The Light|Abstrakte Kunst – Das Licht

Deutsch unten  Today, we are sharing another contribution made at the workshop (a workshop about creative expressions of our beliefs) at the last EMEYF gathering in Brussels. The following picture is a drawing that I (Lena) made at the gathering. Maybe you would like to look at it first without any additional information about what … More Abstract Art – The Light|Abstrakte Kunst – Das Licht

Spiritual Self Care A-Z | A-Z Der Spirituellen Selbstfürsorge

Deutsch unten At EMEYF Annual Meeting 2019 the Willy & Penn editorial team held a workshop about creative expressions of our beliefs. Each participant was asked to draw a card from a pile of prompts and one from a pile of mediums, and then to combine the two. Many amazing contributions came out of this … More Spiritual Self Care A-Z | A-Z Der Spirituellen Selbstfürsorge

Easy Recipes For Groups | Einfache Rezepte für Gruppen

Deutsch unten One part of any EMEYF gathering is cooking for ourselves. It’s not only an effective way to keep the costs of our gatherings down, but it can also help us to get out of our heads and do something practical. Moreover, as our cooking teams are usually brought together at random, cooking can … More Easy Recipes For Groups | Einfache Rezepte für Gruppen

My short stay at Woodbrooke | Mein kurzer Aufenthalt in Woodbrooke

Deutsch unten Hello everybody, I hope you’ve had (or are still having) a lovely summer! I wanted to share with you a little part of what I did this summer, which was a course at Woodbrooke. For those of you who don’t know, Woodbrooke is a Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, UK. They offer courses on … More My short stay at Woodbrooke | Mein kurzer Aufenthalt in Woodbrooke

Vulnerability as Witness: To be of Service in a Foreign Land

by Evan Welkin Wegen der Länge haben wir entschieden, für diesen Artikel keine Übersetzung anzufertigen. Entschuldigung für die Unannehmlichkeiten! — Euer W&P-Team Message shared with the Friends World Committee for Consultation- Europe and Middle East section gathering in Budapest, Hungary – May 3, 2019: We were asked last night to stand if we considered ourselves … More Vulnerability as Witness: To be of Service in a Foreign Land

Twee minuten stilte | Two minutes of silence

Ik weet niet beter dan 4 mei, twee minuten stilte. Om klokslag 20:00 met de televisie aan. Zo is het altijd gegaan bij mij thuis, en ik denk dat bijna alle Nederlanders deze ervaring delen. Op 4 mei herdenken we de Nederlandse slachtoffers die zijn gevallen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog en alle oorlogssituaties daarna; burgers … More Twee minuten stilte | Two minutes of silence